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Denmark's 'Little Mermaid' doused in red paint by whaling protesters

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/overseas/05/30/little-mermaid-2017-053017.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">A man cleans the Little Mermaid statue which was painted red in what local authorities say is an act of vandalism, in Copenhagen, Denmark. <cite>Ida Marie Odgaard/Scanpix Denmark/via REUTERS</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>COPENHAGEN - Denmark&#x27;s most famous landmark, &quot;The Little Mermaid&quot;, has been doused in red paint by anti-whaling activists.</p><p>&quot;Danmark defend the whales of the Faroe Islands&quot; was written in English on the ground in front of the sculpture, using the Danish spelling for the country.</p><p>Whaling close to shore is permitted in the islands, which lie between the mainland and Iceland and are a self-governing part of Denmark.</p><p>Danish police told Reuters they were investigating the incident as vandalism but did not know the identity of those responsible yet.</p><p>The statue, which depicts the little mermaid from Danish author Hans Christian Andersen&#x27;s tale by the same name, has been damaged several times including being decapitated twice. </p>

<p>COPENHAGEN - Denmark's most famous landmark, "The Little Mermaid", has been doused in red paint by anti-whaling activists.</p>

COPENHAGEN - Denmark's most famous landmark, "The Little Mermaid", has been doused in red paint by anti-whaling activists.